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Jeremy Irons interview: The Guccis and the royals? There are parallels
Jeremy Irons is fascinated by dysfunctional dynasties. He is telling me about his new film, Ridley Scott’s opulent two-and-a half hour long House of Gucci, in which he plays the dapper patriarch Rodolfo Gucci, and its parallels with contemporary clans in turmoil. “Here we are, a family that has everythingContinue Reading
The first metaverse experiments? Look to what’s already happening in medicine
Surgeon Shafi Ahmed poses for a photograph wearing a Microsoft HoloLens headset inside his operating theater at the Royal London Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The metaverse, the digital world’s Next Big Thing, is touted as the internet domain where animated avatars ofContinue Reading
BT Sport forced to apologise after Zola swears on air before West Ham vs Chelsea
BT SPORT host Jake Humphrey was forced to apologise to viewers after Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola said ‘Bulls***’ live on air. The Italian icon was a guest pundit for the West Londoners’ visit to West Ham – who he used to manage – and he turned the air blue justContinue Reading
Omicron: Britain plans to vaccinate 25 million in two months – but can it be done?
What impact the new omicron variant will have is still unknown. But with early data suggesting it could be the most transmissible form of the virus yet – and that it could be less susceptible to existing antibodies – it shouldn’t be taken lightly. The World Health Organization has advisedContinue Reading
Remember there’s always more than one way to skin a cat…!
Adjournment 6/1, Bolintlea 8/1, and Cape Columbus, 5/4 were all ‘in the frame’ on Thursday and we continually recommend each-way trixie/patents; all were placed, you do the maths and go draw your winnings! Profit is my sole purpose; no sentiment, celebration, just making racing pay from betting is theContinue Reading
How To Buy Chocolate This Christmas
The UK’s craft chocolate scene is proof that quality is synonymous with high ethical standardsContinue Reading
St Margaret’s Firewalk and Cyclists at the St Margaret’s Charity Cycle Ride
St Margaret’s Hospice on search for local businesses to sponsor events St Margaret’s Hospice Care is on the search for local businesses to sponsor their upcoming fundraising events. The hospice has bespoke sponsorship packages available that can be tailored to local business’ needs from sponsoring a hospice event to providingContinue Reading
Decarbonising transport – we’ve got this sorted.
The UK government has been vocal in their support for electric cars as THE carbon-free future for travel. The transport carbon challenge sorted! Or is it? The generously-funded motor lobby is powerful at getting its message across. We could be forgiven for thinking that electric cars are the answer toContinue Reading
Churches aren’t helping asylum seekers ‘game’ the immigration system
Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock In November, Emad al Swealmeen triggered a bomb outside the Liverpool Women’s Hospital. When it became known that Al Swealmeen was an asylum seeker who had converted to Christianity, it was reported that the Home Office had accused churches of converting asylum seekers to Christianity in orderContinue Reading
Landscapers: The series mixing true crime with ‘emotional psychodrama’
I n June 2014, Susan and Christopher Edwards were found guilty of murdering Susan’s parents, William and Patricia Wycherley, having shot them at their home in Mansfield over the May Bank Holiday weekend of 1998, then buried them in the garden. Days after the murder, they opened a joint bankContinue Reading